As an illustrator you need to understand the human body - but having looked at and understood nature, you must develop an ability to look away and capture the balance between what you've seen and what you imagine. — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
I don't think there's an illustrator who's as good as a Titian or a Rembrandt... but then, Rembrandt was a bit of an illustrator on the quiet, you know? — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
I love the sea, but I avoid any sort of seaside resort that has skyscrapers or seaside entertainments. — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think people get into trouble because they can't say what they want to. — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
“I thought that if I couldn’t make a living as an artist, at least I shouldn’t starve. By the time I had finished these… — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
I think it is important for children to read different things to find out about their emotions and other people's emotions. It is an… — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
Sometimes people think drawing and painting is mucking about when actually it is a highly skilled activity. — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
You see, I don't draw from life at all, but I do look out of my window a lot. — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
I suppose illustration tends to live in the streets, rather than in the hermetically sealed atmosphere of the museum, and consequently it has come… — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
I have an assistant who's very good at email, so I don't struggle with it. — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
I don't wait for inspiration. I'm not, in fact, quite sure what inspiration is, but I'm sure that if it is going to turn… — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
Inspiration is some mysterious blessing which happens when the wheels are turning smoothly. — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
Guinea pigs are quite difficult to draw, I think, because they're so furry. — Quentin Blake Copy Share Image
